In:
Pediatric Neurosurgery, S. Karger AG, Vol. 50, No. 4 ( 2015), p. 220-222
Abstract:
Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunting is an established treatment to regulate the drainage of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in posthaemorrhagic hydrocephalus. Several complications (e.g. blockage of CSF shunting, overdrainage, but also catheter-related perforation of abdominal organs, etc.) may occur and may lead to painful episodes, mostly headache, in these children. Here, we report on a 7-year-old child with recurrent painful episodes after revision of a VP shunt that subsided only after repositioning of the abdominal tip of the VP shunt. Visceral irritation by a malpositioned VP shunt should be considered as a cause for recurrent pain in non-verbal children without other relevant clinical findings.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1016-2291
,
1423-0305
Language:
English
Publisher:
S. Karger AG
Publication Date:
2015
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1483546-0
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